Video | Fed up with riders doing stunts on busy roads, Bengaluru citizens toss off 2 scooters from a bridge
The video of the incident, which took place on August 15 on Bengaluru’s Nelamangala flyover , has gone viral on social media.
An angry crowd tossed off two scooters from a flyover near Bengaluru. The reason? Too much of everything is bad – public become fed up of 2 two-wheeler riders doing stunts on public roads, jeopardizing their and others’ safety on the roads.
The incident happened on August 15 when some people were performing dangerous stunts on a flyover in Nelamangala town near Bengaluru on their two-wheelers. The commuters, angry over this, decided to take matters in their own hands and threw two scooters off the flyover onto the road below as several motorists witnessed the scene. Those performing stunts on the flyover however managed to flee the spot.
After the video of the incident went viral, the Bengaluru police took note of the incident and registered several cases. Around 34 cases have been filed by the Bengaluru police against 36 people including both – those performing stunts and those who threw the scooters off – for putting public safety at risk.
In March this year, a special drive against wheelie riders was conducted in Bengaluru.
The traffic police has registered a total of 225 cases until end of June. The police have sent 93 riders’ registration certificates (RCs) to the respective regional transport offices for suspension, 26 of which have been suspended.
The driving licences of nine drivers involved in wheelie cases have also been suspended so far.
Over the past few years, the traffic police have been undertaking drives to nab wheelie riders. According to data from the traffic police, they registered 552 cases under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 120 cases under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act (IMV) between 2021 and 2023. Action was taken against a total of 674 people in these cases.
